Fishing boats, South End Quay, Boston

Finding a new photograph of a familiar subject that you have recorded before is part of the pleasure of photography. I've photographed the fishing boats by the quay at South End, Boston, on a couple of occasions before. I've also considered a shot from the location used in the photograph above (the bridge that carries John Adams Way over the River Witham). However, on those occasions the light was working against me: the other day it was better. Moreover, the new housing that has been under construction for a while is now almost complete and added considerably to the shot.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Sony DSC-RX100

Boston May Fair carousel horses

The May Fair at Boston, Lincolnshire, is the modern successor of the medieval and later fairs that were held in the town for centuries. Today the event is solely a fun fair, something that would be only an element of a fair of much wider scope in those distant times. As I wandered through the fairground rides my eye settled on the brightly painted horses of the carousel, each with its name written on its neck. During my lifetime such carousels have been a permanent fixture at this kind of fair, but in historic terms I suppose they are relatively recent.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Sony DSC-RX100

Misty Town Bridge, Boston

I gave a talk about photography in our village recently and in it I emphasised how much I like the weather that many shun for the qualities that it brings to photographic images. There's nothing to beat snow, frost, showers, mist and fog (I exclude constant rain) for interesting photography. During January we've had quite a bit of fog and mist and this photograph of people crossing the Town Bridge in Boston, Lincolnshire exemplifies what I mean. The shot is made by the silhouettes, tones, different qualities of light, shadows, all of which was suffused in a soft mist that was lifting even as I raised my camera to my eye.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Sony DSC-RX100

Morning market place, Boston

The market place at Boston in Lincolnshire was refurbished a couple of years ago.The outcome was a mixture of the good (the much better surface across the square, the new street lights), the bad (the continuing conflict between motor vehicles and pedestrians) and the missed opportunity (to include some trees to soften the space). This shot shows it early one January morning as a mist was lifting, early shoppers silhouetted against the harsh light of the low sun.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Sony DSC-RX100

Another view of St Botolph, Boston

A view that takes in the whole of the medieval parish church of St Botolph in Boston, Lincolnshire, is hard to find. The great height of its lantern-topped tower combined with the size of its nave, chancel and aisles make it larger than some cathedrals. And, unlike many cathedrals it does not stand in a large "close", a space in which the building is set: here the surrounding houses, businesses and the river are close by. But this upstream location gives a reasonable idea of St Botolph's size and its setting, something that is difficult to achieve with a closer closer viewpoint.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Sony DSC-RX100

A view of St Botolph, Boston

A view of the medieval tower of St Botolph, Boston seen above the back of the cream-painted former Assembly Rooms (1822). To the right of this is the brick-built, pedimented, Corporation Building of 1772 erected by the town as a mixed residential and commercial development. At this point the curve of the River Witham takes it under the Town Bridge (1913). The buildings backing on to the river, making maximum use of the tight space, give the scene an interesting, jumbled appearance, the whole bringing to mind the subjects and lighting favoured by eighteenth and nineteenth century watercolourists.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Sony DSC-RX100